Now that the Packers have actually been on the field and in pads, Mike and Dan share their very early impressions of the 2013 team. They discuss the good start by rookie draft picks Datone Jones, Johnathan Franklin, and Micah Hyde. They also take a stab at one possible theory why Mike Neal is starting…
This is the fifth and final of my “Five Players That Have to be Good” for the Green Bay Packers. My fifth choice is rookie defensive lineman Datone Jones. I understand that having the team’s 1st round pick as the fifth and final subject of this series might seem a little bit obvious. Bear with…
For a team which is perennially in the discussion as a Super Bowl contender, the Packers apparently do so with two “superstars” and a number of role players. At least that is what the NFL Network would have you believe. As the countdown of the Top 100 players for 2013 reaches its apex, there has been only…
Good news for Packers fans. Well almost anyways. Adam Schefter is reporting that the Packers and Aaron Rodgers are getting closer to a new contract that would make Rodgers the highest paid player in NFL history. Reports that Rodgers and the Packers have been talking about an extension have been out for some time now. And deservedly…
Since being drafted number 26 overall in 2009, Clay Matthews has made it his mission to make opposing offenses suffer. A four time pro bowl selection, Matthews already has an impressive resume. Third in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2009, second in Defensive Player of the Year voting in 2010, 42.5 sacks, good for fifth…